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| Author | Joyce E. Salisbury |
| Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication Date | May 16, 2001 |
| ISBN | 1576070921 |
| Pages | 385 |
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Description
An extensive and fascinating collection of stories featuring both famous and everyday women, giving a well-rounded view of the lives of women in the ancient world.
• Entries including women from myth, religion, and legend including Eve, Aphrodite, the earth goddess Gaea, Helen of Troy, and Isis
• Entries arranged by categories such as Greece, Rome, Christian, and Northern Europe for ease of research
• Many rare and revealing images including a procession of virgin martyrs, ca. A.D. 560
• Photographs of ancient sculptures including a Minoan snake goddess, ca. 1600 B.C.; numerous maps of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia; and a depiction of the Hellenistic monarchies
• Genealogical charts of the Herodian family, the family of Augustus, and the Julio-Claudian house
